CBSAR Calendar

CALENDAR

NOTES:

All CBSAR members are welcome at WSC trainings every Wed. night beginning May 17th. Call Zach Slutzsky at 970-596-6572 for details.

NEXT UP EVENTS: **WATCH FOR CHANGES IN DATES, TIMES, PLACES AND TOPICS

June Training:

June 25th, at 1800 at the cache, Snow field rescue training (scree and winter evacuation).

Saturday morning June 28th: Ian Hatchett. Western is meeting at 0900 at their cache in Gunnison and will be in Taylor Canyon around 0945. This training will be a high-line training (spanning a gap with ropes) and will be a great training especially if you have not seen a high-line or kootenay set up. More details to follow re this training.

July Training: High angle rescue trainings: evenings of July 9th and 23rd, Saturday mornings of 12th and 26th with Erik Forsythe and Randy Felix.

Also, the following courses/events are available, with more info at www.medicalofficer.net :

Full EMT + Wilderness Upgrade, 2 – 27 June

Wilderness EMT Upgrade, 23 – 27 June for certified EMT’s

Wilderness First Responder, 9 – 13 June

Wilderness EMT Upgrade, 28 July – 1 August

MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED EVENTS:

May Training: Off season, no formal training. Informal snow machine and ski training's. Contact Nicholas Kempin. Additionally, team member Erik Forsythe will be privately providing the following:

I have two courses coming up in May (Introduction to Technical Rope Rescue May, 11-13, and Advanced Technical Rope Rescue, May 14-18) and then again in the fall. All of the info is on our website at www.prorescuetraining.com. There are discounts available for CBSAR and Western Mountain Rescue, and some of the tuition may be reimbursable by the team. There is a flyer posted in the cache as well. Interested people can email me (erik@prorescuetraining.com) or call (970)596-2857.

The CBFPD Fire Division will be hosting a Swiftwater Awareness Training on Thursday, May 15th @ 18:00 at Fire Station #2 in Mt. Crested Butte. Contact Valerie at 349-5333 X7 with any questions.

April 2, 1800 – 2000 and April 5, 0830 – 1200: Discussion of and practical exercise in SAR on Crested Butte Mountain with the CB Ski Patrol. Erik Forsythe presiding.

Wed, March 19: Elk Mountain Grand Traverse coverage briefing. Repeat ice and swift water rescue safety briefing.

Mon, March 10: NPS Curricanti: Ice Rescue Training, contact Nicholas for details and registration. The National Park Service is conducting ice rescue classes. The classes are from 8-5 with classroom in the morning and field exercises in the afternoon. If any team members are interested please let me know ASAP as space in the class is limited. Nicholas

Sat, March 8: Coverage for the Super Tour. The Super Tour is happening Saturday morning and we need team members to be on scene in case of a rescue. This is in place of our regular Saturday training. If you can help out Saturday morning please let me know. Double training credit will be given for anyone that volunteers. Nicholas.

We also have the Banff Film Festival this weekend, Fri 3/7 and Sat 3/8.

Wed, March 5: Cache 1800: Briefing on Baniff Film Festival. Ice and swift water rescue safety briefing.

Sat, February 23: “Mountain Wisdom – the first in a series.” Zach Springer and Jake Beren will share their stories, experiences, and lessons learned from high altitude and high latitude guide and rescue work. Meet at 1800 at the Cache.

Sat, February 9: Snow machine field training, 0800 at the Cache.

Wednesday, Jan 16: RECCO avalanche rescue system briefing and training with Jeff Schneider of the cbpsp. This is an alternate way to locate someone caught in an avalanche and is used at the ski area. More info here if you are interested: www.recco.com/startsida/index.asp

Saturday, Jan 5: 0800 at the Cache. Topic is snowmachines. Weather permitting we will get them out and run them around.

Wednesday, Jan 2: Elections and Hypothermia training with Lee Lynch (tentatively scheduled with Lee but we will have training regardless)

CBSAR Elections and our next training are now scheduled for January 2, 2008:

Crested Butte Search and Rescue, NOTICE OF ELECTIONS:

Elections will be held ~~December 19^th~~, 2007 beginning 1800 at the cache. The following Board seats are up for election.

President – Currently held by Nicholas Kempin

Secretary – Currently held by Charley Dumas

Training Officer – Currently held by Jeff Isaac

Non-Officer Board Member – Currently held by Ross Orton

Non-Officer Board Member – Currently held by Erik Forsythe

Nominations will be taken up until the day of election but I encourage you to make any nominations early.

Thursday 27 December: Fire Station #2, 1800. Training with CBEMS. Topic is extremity injuries. Presenter is Jeff Isaac. Dinner to follow.

Sat, December 8: Snow machine field training with Jack Hughes (no-snow date 15 December). Beginning 0800 at the cache. We will uncover the snowmobiles, practice loading and unloading them, and spin them around the parking lot. Hope you can help.

December 5: Zach Springer speaking on his experience on Denali rescue patrol with Lee Lynch talking about high altitude pulmonary edema.

CBSAR training on 12/5 is cancelled in lieu of Avalanche Awareness Night. Team members are encouraged to attend. From the Avy Center: AVALANCHE AWARENESS NIGHT ON DECEMBER 5TH AT THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT 6:00 PM . There will be cheap beer, Pizza, an awesome raffle with beacons, skins and more. Plus a great presentation about avalanches. Come help your local Avalanche Center by coming to our main fundraiser of the season. Linkage: http://www.cbavalanchecenter.org/

November 28: Beginning 1800 at the cache. Topic is winter technical systems as well as a quick presentation on notable topics from the International Technical Rescue Symposium. Nominations for December Board elections will be taken also. See the Notice Of Elections that will be sent out soon.

November 21: Nicholas Kempin, winter technical systems update.>> Due to the holiday, many team members are unable to attend the training scheduled for 11/21. As such, this training is re-scheduled for Wednesday, November 28 beginning 1800 at the cache.

November 14: A special training on how to use the team computer in search planning will take place at the Crested Butte Bank Conference Room from 1800 to 2100 PM. This training is for persons who want to help the I.C. by operating the Team Computer. The only skill needed is the ability to navigate abound a computer, use a mouse to do drag and click functions and some ability to read Topographical Maps. You get extra credit for calculating "ACTIVE" status by attending this training. Please let me know if you plan to attend the training (via. return e-Mail) so we know how many copies of the manual to publish. If you plan to attend and have a laptop with "TOPO" software pleas let me know. We can use as many computers as we can get. Team Leaders are also welcome to attend to share your expertise with the class and to see what is being taught. Coordinator: Charlie Dumas

10 November: Rigging for winter; snow machines, technical snow gear, tire chains and other stuff you wish that you knew how to use. Ric Ems will also do a radio training to update the team on the new programming of the radios and general radio orientation. At the cache, 0800.

7 November: Everything you’ve always wanted to know about being cold, frozen, drown and buried, by Jeff Isaac. 1800 at the cache.

17 October, 1800 – 2000: Beacon and avi preparedness night session with our resident expert and avalanche forecaster, Ben Pritchett. This will be an update on the current crop of beacons, search methods for single and multiple burials, and probing and shoveling techniques.

6 October 0900 – 1200: Technical gear update for rock and snow; training with the new gear and systems for rock and snow with Mike Kingsbury and Randy Felix.

3 October, 1800 – 2000: What’s in your pack? Tina Kempin wants to know. Bring your SAR pack and share your tricks, tips, and secrets.

THU, 27 Sep 27, 1800 – 2000: Joint training with Fire and EMS; water recovery field exercise – vehicle in the river.

WED NIGHT TRAINING, Sep 19, 2007: Time: 1800-2000 hours; Where: Cache; Leader: TBD; Subject: TBD: Cancelled

SAT FIELD TRAINING: Sat, Sep 8, 2007: Time: 0800 hours; Where: Cache; Leader: TBD; Subject: ; Note: bring gear for the field. Replaced by Fri Session above.

FIELD TRAINING: Fri, Sep 7, 2007: Time: 20:00 – 22:00 hours; Where: Cache; Leader: SAR response headed by Bob Wojtalik and Mike Kingsbury; Subject: Night SAR Exercise with WALS. CBSAR will respond as command, control, and rescue for a mock disaster being handled by students in the Wilderness Advanced Life Support class run by Jeff Isaac and Erik Forsythe. This is one of those full-blown rescue scenarios you’ve heard about. Come prepared to be in the dark with 20 doctors, PA’s, and paramedics from all over the country. . Note: bring gear for the field.

WED NIGHT TRAINING, Sep 5, 2007: Time: 1800-2000 hours; Where: Cache; Leader: Bob Wojtalik; Subject: SAR Discussion: How SAR happens, politics and practice

WED NIGHT TRAINING, Aug 15, 2007: Time: 1800-2000 hours; Where: Cache; Leader: TBD; Subject: TBD

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